Eyebrows were raised in November at the omissions of Theo Walcott and Bacary Sagna from Arsenal’s 2013 calendar. Arsenal made a gaffe earlier in the campaign by sending membership packs to their young fans with Robin Van Persie on the front – are they making sure history won’t repeat itself?

Another player who has been left out altogether is Joleon Lescott. The defender was a rock for Manchester City in their title winning season but Lescott has since fallen down the pecking order and could be leaving Manchester.

Everton’s calendar designers also appear to have hedged their bets with key players Marouane Fellaini and Leighton Baines sharing the January page:

Last season Luka Modric – linked with moves away from White Hart Lane all season – appeared on Tottenham Hotspur’s January page while former teammate Nico Kranjcar was the first image in Portsmouth’s 2009 calendar. Both players departed at the end of those seasons.

Wilfried Zaha is the man of the moment at Crystal Palace but in-form striker Glenn Murray and young prospect Jonathan Williams adorn the cover. Zaha’s appearance on the January page will only add to Palace fans fears that the winger is off to the Premier League.

Blackpool’s Tom Ince is also tipped for a top-flight transfer this month with a return to Liverpool mooted, and the playmaker is first up in his current side's 2013 calendar.

The Bloomfield Road faithful will, however, be reminded of former manager Ian Holloway in March. Ollie’s November switch to Palace clearly didn’t beat the printers.